Who was ordered to depose Benedict IX?
Clement II
Poppo de' Curagnoni
Henry III
Boniface III of Tuscany
Answer
Boniface III of Tuscany was ordered to depose Benedict IX by Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. Boniface was a supporter of the emperor and had been given control of Rome by him. Boniface was reluctant to depose Benedict IX, but he eventually agreed after the emperor threatened to have him excommunicated.
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